A large area of ​​about 15.5 acres that was trampled by a large hotel unit, returns to municipality Skiathosafter judicial struggles that have exceeded five years and related spaces to the famous Koukounaries.

Already, the Skiathos Municipal Authority has executed the Administrative Decision Protocol and removed the arbitrary interventions of the hotel complex in the presence of a bailiff and members of the Municipal Authority.

Following the court rulings and a process of removing the prohibitive bars that existed and banned access to visitors and tourists, all the place that It concerned an area of ​​15,350 square meters is open; free and accessible by all.

The trespassing of the site, in an area of ​​exceptional natural beauty, just on the pine trees had begun in 2018 at the start of the five -star hotel complex. The land that had been trampled and now returned to the Municipality of Skiathos include public green, parking spaces, a road network leading to beach “Ambelakia», Outdoor sports facilities and public gathering sites, which are recorded in 13 new CAEs of the Land Registry.

The Great Municipality of the Municipality of Skiathos Started in 2019with coordinated actions in cooperation with the HRIP and Ministry of National Economy and Financialwhich led to the transfer of land to the municipality’s share in 2022. The next step was the drafting of the administrative miscarriage protocol in 2023 and after many problems and disagreements even within the Skiathos Municipal Council on the opposition side, on 23 February 2024, when the Protocol was in favor of the Protocol. By appealing to the Skopelos Regional Court of First Instance, however, the opposition and suspension applications were rejected, paving the way for the execution of the protocol.

At the same time, the Municipality worked with the General Secretariat of Public Property to establish specific rules of use of public spaces, while the relevant draft law was approved by the Municipal Council on July 30, 2024 and published in the Government Gazette on December 31, 2024.

Mayor Skiathos Thodoris Joumas Speaking to RES-EIA stated that “Compliance with lawfulness is the obligation of all and non -negotiable principle of the policy pursued by the Municipal Authority, aimed at competent cooperation between the Municipality, bodies and private. We will continue to fight in defense of the rights and areas of the municipality, we will continue to fight in defense of the interests of the citizens, because we love our country, because we have sworn in our definition of the municipal authority. “

THE Deputy Mayor of Skiathos in Tourism, Alekos Efstathiou He stressed that “After great struggles our efforts are justified, but mainly our island. The land belongs to the municipality and were arbitrarily trampled. Compliance with legality is everyone’s obligation. We will continue to fight in defense of the rights and areas of the municipality, because we love our country. We want investments in Skiathos and are welcome, but with respect to the island and the place. “

Following the latest developments and performance in the Municipality of Skiathos of the area of ​​approximately 15.5 acres in the pine trees From this year’s tourist season they will operate and Again parking spaces for hundreds of visitors carswill be The road leading to the beach open “Ambelakia», Which in recent years has been accessible only by the sea, Removed tennis courts of the hotel unit and are rendered as public spaces and fully reforming the entire west side of the pine trees.

The large hotel unit in Skiathos is also active in neighboring areas where it has placed prohibitive bar access bar leading to the well -known beaches big and small bananawhile the Municipality of Skiathos, in statements by the Mayor, stresses that it is closely monitoring developments in order to ensure free access to the beaches and protecting public land.